Zaporizhzhia Subotnyk (Volunteer Clean-up): April 1961 Film Chronicle

1961 · history · History Museum of the Dniprospetsstal Plant

An authentic amateur film chronicle from April 1961, documenting the Soviet "Subotnyk" (community volunteer work day) in the Ordzhonikidzevskyi (now Voznesenivskyi) district of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Produced by the Amateur Film Studio of the "Dniprospetsstal" (DSS) Electrometallurgical Plant. - Screenplay and Director: M. Vulfovich - Cinematographer: I. Rogalev - Edition: Issue No. 4, April 1961 Historical and Visual Highlights: - Panoramic views of the Zaporizhzhia industrial complex (Zaporizhzhia Industrial Area) with the workshops of the Dniprospetsstal plant in the foreground. - Spring views of Zaporizhzhia streets accompanied by a brass band. - Students of the Aluminum Technical School and pupils from local Schools No. 58 and No. 41 working on Zhdanov Avenue (now Boulevard Shevchenka / Sobornyi Ave). - The foundation and tree planting process of the park near the future Shevchenko Boulevard. - Dniprospetsstal factory workers volunteering in the large public garden on Vuzlova Street. - Construction and landscaping footage of the second building of the factory's health resort (sanatorium-profilaktorium) on the banks of the Dnieper River. Technical Note: The original 16mm/35mm film reels were digitized by the specialists of the Center for Urban History in Lviv. The physical film archive is preserved in the permanent collection of the History Museum of PJSC "Dniprospetsstal" in Zaporizhzhia. Original YouTube link: https://youtu.be/HlxdLobLInM Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%96%D1%8F%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%94%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%86%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C